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Dodie Stephens
Director of Communications, Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau
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About me

Dodie Stephens is a destination storyteller with the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau since 2007. As director of communications she leads message development, integrated communications efforts and media relations, working with travel media to bring Asheville stories to life and developing multimedia initiatives to help visitors connect with destination news and experiences via ExploreAsheville.com channels. Dodie also serves on the executive committee for the Public Relations Society of America’s Travel & Tourism section.

Always planning her next camping adventure, she is a plunge taker, toe tapper, view collector, bird nerd, twin wrangler, intrepid taster, sip reciprocator and a life-long pun embracer.

Why did you join the community?

Travel communications has infused my life for ten years. I continue to seek fresh ideas, enriching connections and am always on the lookout for my next culture plunge.

What is your favorite travel destination?

Sentamental places... Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Everglades National Park

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Papua New Guinea, Myanmar

What was your first travel job?

PR manager at the Asheville CVB

What do you want to learn more about?

What inspires and motivates travelers and travel writers? How are our roles at content creators and influencers evolving?

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Perspective, Health, Inspiration

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